Mother of Egypt detainee ready to end hunger strike if UK makes progress

<p>Laila Soueif was hospitalised with low blood sugar this week as she tries to secure release of son Alaa Abd el-Fattah</p><p>A mother declared at risk of sudden death due to her 150-day hunger strike to free her jailed son has been persuaded to end her fast if UK ministers show any sign of progress in efforts to seek his release.</p><p>Laila Soueif, 68, is seeking the release of her son, the British-Egyptian prize-winning writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah, from a jail in Cairo. She has attempted to protest outside Downing Street for an hour each weekday to keep her son’s cause in the minds of ministers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/26/mother-of-egypt-detainee-alaa-abd-el-fattah-hunger-strike-uk">Continue reading...</a>